[Editors] Fwd: Lunch and Syntax!

[Patricia M Foley]

Dear editors,

At a lunch for staff of the School of Architecture and Planning on Tuesday, a colleague posed a question for the editor's group.  Would anyone like to weigh in?

Thank you and looking forward to your thoughts.

Patti Foley

Patricia M Foley
Administrative Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Urban Studies & Planning
77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 9-435
Cambridge, MA  02139
Tel: 617-253-5724

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Anne W Simunovic <annesim at mit.edu>
> To: Patricia M Foley <pfoley at mit.edu>
> Cc: Anne W Simunovic <annesim at mit.edu>
> Subject: Lunch and Syntax!
> Date: January 20, 2015 at 2:35:17 PM EST
> 
> Hi Patti,
> 
> I found a sentence that illustrates my question to the editor:  “Each makes their own travel arrangements.”  
> 
> My old-school self would say his or her instead of their:  but I think usage has overtaken that old rule?
> 
> All best,
> Anne
> 
> 

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